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Worldwide Name Statistics

Emily

Ranked #38 - 1 in 10,147 people
US

Most common in

United States

788k bearers

World total

788,407

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#38

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States788k
Worldwide
~788k
rank #38
Rarity
1 in 10,147
of people globally
Gender split
0/100
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~788k in US

About the name Emily

There are an estimated 788,407 people named Emily alive worldwide today. That ranks Emily at #38 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Emily is held by approximately 788,407 people, ranking #38 among first names. That works out to roughly 238 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 421 U.S. residents).

Historically Emily is used overwhelmingly as a female name (99.8% female).

Emily appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly female.

Male 0.2%Female 99.8%

Emily popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Emily, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

Show data table
  1. 1880: 210
  2. 1881: 244
  3. 1882: 272
  4. 1883: 342
  5. 1884: 364
  6. 1885: 346
  7. 1886: 369
  8. 1887: 335
  9. 1888: 457
  10. 1889: 429
  11. 1890: 509
  12. 1891: 444
  13. 1892: 518
  14. 1893: 506
  15. 1894: 551
  16. 1895: 605
  17. 1896: 532
  18. 1897: 619
  19. 1898: 628
  20. 1899: 569
  21. 1900: 626
  22. 1901: 537
  23. 1902: 606
  24. 1903: 558
  25. 1904: 599
  26. 1905: 683
  27. 1906: 619
  28. 1907: 714
  29. 1908: 732
  30. 1909: 749
  31. 1910: 785
  32. 1911: 909
  33. 1912: 1,153
  34. 1913: 1,386
  35. 1914: 1,650
  36. 1915: 2,091
  37. 1916: 2,218
  38. 1917: 2,220
  39. 1918: 2,361
  40. 1919: 2,313
  41. 1920: 2,175
  42. 1921: 2,190
  43. 1922: 2,146
  44. 1923: 2,062
  45. 1924: 2,051
  46. 1925: 1,772
  47. 1926: 1,735
  48. 1927: 1,667
  49. 1928: 1,559
  50. 1929: 1,450
  51. 1930: 1,354
  52. 1931: 1,194
  53. 1932: 1,155
  54. 1933: 1,062
  55. 1934: 1,067
  56. 1935: 1,094
  57. 1936: 1,130
  58. 1937: 1,298
  59. 1938: 1,315
  60. 1939: 1,300
  61. 1940: 1,274
  62. 1941: 1,377
  63. 1942: 1,426
  64. 1943: 1,336
  65. 1944: 1,251
  66. 1945: 1,141
  67. 1946: 1,384
  68. 1947: 1,470
  69. 1948: 1,391
  70. 1949: 1,392
  71. 1950: 1,323
  72. 1951: 1,287
  73. 1952: 1,392
  74. 1953: 1,325
  75. 1954: 1,342
  76. 1955: 1,304
  77. 1956: 1,289
  78. 1957: 1,207
  79. 1958: 1,171
  80. 1959: 1,213
  81. 1960: 1,225
  82. 1961: 1,147
  83. 1962: 1,079
  84. 1963: 1,108
  85. 1964: 1,131
  86. 1965: 1,288
  87. 1966: 1,249
  88. 1967: 1,209
  89. 1968: 1,326
  90. 1969: 1,575
  91. 1970: 1,937
  92. 1971: 1,866
  93. 1972: 2,344
  94. 1973: 3,040
  95. 1974: 4,347
  96. 1975: 5,498
  97. 1976: 5,567
  98. 1977: 6,896
  99. 1978: 7,494
  100. 1979: 7,998
  101. 1980: 9,034
  102. 1981: 11k
  103. 1982: 13k
  104. 1983: 12k
  105. 1984: 13k
  106. 1985: 13k
  107. 1986: 13k
  108. 1987: 15k
  109. 1988: 16k
  110. 1989: 17k
  111. 1990: 19k
  112. 1991: 20k
  113. 1992: 22k
  114. 1993: 24k
  115. 1994: 24k
  116. 1995: 24k
  117. 1996: 25k
  118. 1997: 26k
  119. 1998: 26k
  120. 1999: 27k
  121. 2000: 26k
  122. 2001: 25k
  123. 2002: 25k
  124. 2003: 26k
  125. 2004: 25k
  126. 2005: 24k
  127. 2006: 21k
  128. 2007: 19k
  129. 2008: 17k
  130. 2009: 15k
  131. 2010: 14k
  132. 2011: 14k
  133. 2012: 14k
  134. 2013: 13k
  135. 2014: 13k
  136. 2015: 12k
  137. 2016: 11k
  138. 2017: 9,822
  139. 2018: 8,729
  140. 2019: 8,267
  141. 2020: 6,929
  142. 2021: 6,600
  143. 2022: 6,498
  144. 2023: 6,186
  145. 2024: 5,994
  146. 2025: 5,461

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Emily worldwide?

There are an estimated 788,407 people named Emily alive worldwide today, ranking #38 globally.

Is Emily a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 10,147 people. In the United States there are roughly 788,407 bearers, which is 1 in 421 Americans.

Is Emily a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Emily is used 0.2% male and 99.8% female.

Where does the name Emily come from?

Who are famous people named Emily?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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